Chen Journey of a Goddess

Chen Jinggu Subdues the Snake Demon
1. Auflage 2017
ISBN: 978-1-4384-6709-2
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 184 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm

First English translations of a novel and two play excerpts based on tales of the goddess Chen Jinggu, an eighth-century shaman and present-day cult deity.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Chen, Fan Pen Li

Weitere Mitwirkende

Chen, Fan Pen Li

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literatur: Sammlungen, Anthologien

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Plates

Acknowledgments

Introduction: Subjugation of Snake Demons: The Snake Cult and the Hagiography of Goddess Chen Jinggu

Journey of a Goddess: Chen Jinggu Subdues the Snake Demon

Appendix I: Passing through Nanjiao, Pacifying the Demons, and Stabilizing Beijiao

Appendix II: Chen Jinggu Leads an Army to Pacify the Barbarians

Bibliography

Über Autor(innen)

Fan Pen Li Chen is Associate Professor of East Asian Studies at the University at Albany, State University of New York. She is the author of Chinese Shadow Theatre: History, Popular Religion, and Women Warriors; Visions for the Masses: Chinese Shadow Plays from Shaanxi and Shanxi; and the editor and translator of Marionette Plays from Northern China, also published by SUNY Press.